Category: October 2018

SaddleBrooke Outreach Happenings

Ready, set, walk! Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Saturday, October 27 SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) will be hosting its 22nd annual Walkathon. This event helps to raise the funds needed to support a wide range of food, clothing and education programs that benefit youngsters living in nearby communities. The Walkathon begins at 7:40 a.m. in the SaddleBrooke…

Oracle Piano Society concert October 7

  Barbara Drury On Sunday, October 7, 2018, the Oracle Piano Society will commemorate the construction of a new stage at Oracle Center for the Arts. Dr. Stephen Cook, Artistic Director of the Oracle Piano Society, will again perform Picture Rachmaninoff to honor the memory of the late radio legend Paul Harvey, Sr., who would have…

October 14 Surviving the Holidays GriefShare program

  Cari Block The holiday season can be a very difficult time for those who have lost a loved one, whether it has been recent or years in the past. The Surviving the Holidays Program is a one session educational video, with a Christian emphasis, that gives the participants tools and life skills that can…

Christmas Service Cantata at CCSB

Carol Thompson The Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) choir will be preforming a first time ever Christmas Cantata at the December 9 service. We invite everyone to come and join this special service of Oh, Holy Night music. The choir started practice on August 1 for this special event. CCSB is a Christ-centered church with the…

Gospel Rescue Mission visits Community Church

Dick Kroese Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) once again welcomed guest speakers from the Gospel Rescue Mission (GRM) to the church service on August 26. The GRM Women’s Center Director, Kelly Upton, shared her appreciation for the generous $2,000 gift made by the CCSB Church at the beginning of this summer. The gift sponsored summer…

What is Day of the Dead?

  Linda Shannon-Hills Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of life and death. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated all over Latin America and in Tucson with colorful calaveras (skulls) and calacas (skeletons). Join us for Thursday Talks on Tuesday, October 30 to learn how the…

Spring tour of Palm Springs and Death Valley announced

Jim Cowlin Two iconic locations are the featured destinations on a seven-day/six-night bus tour to California sponsored by the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries. The tour will be on March 20-26, 2019. First up are two nights in Palm Springs, the legendary home of Hollywood movie stars. The adventure begins on the Aerial Tramway up Mount…

CCP preparing for 2019 season

Andrea Molberg During the hot summer months Community Circle Players are still busy. Those of you who enjoyed this year’s performances of The Mafioso Murders and last year’s Eat, Drink, and Be Deadly! are probably wondering, “What’s next?” Some decisions for the upcoming 2018-2019 season have been made. Shawne Cryderman and Susan Sterling, co-founders of the live…

Wellness Roundup – Part 3 on physical therapy – October 25

  Linda Shannon-Hills The Wellness Roundup is sponsoring part three presentation series on the benefits of physical activity and therapy by Seth Peterson, doctor of Physical Therapy. Find out ways to increase your stamina to stay active without medications or surgeries. Dr. Peterson will cover basic facts about common conditions and/or injuries, exercises to self-manage…